reined
/ɹeɪnd/
reined is the simple past and past participle of rein.
Meaning of rein
Verb
rein (third-person singular simple present reins, present participle reining, simple past and past participle reined)
- To direct or stop a horse by using reins.
- He mounts and reins his horse.[1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer...
- To restrain; to control; to check.
- Being once chafed, he cannot / Be reined again to temperance.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To obey directions given with the reins.
- She worked each horse at a walk, trot, and then a canter. The horses reined well and executed stops quickly.2011, Marie Claire Peck, Rocking Horse Ranch, page 40
Phrases with reined
Words that rhyme with reined
- chained
- strained
- unrestrained
- constrained
- drained
- ordained
- restrained
- stained
- sustained
- trained
- arraigned
- ascertained
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Questions about reined
- What is reined the simple past and past participle of?
- Reined is the simple past and past participle of rein.
- How do you pronounce reined?
- Reined is pronounced /ɹeɪnd/.
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